The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-05-05

Inc COMET Will keep him posted on
the growth of this section,
The Woman's Missionary Society
will meet Friday afternoon at o'clock
sharp, at the M. r. Church, South.
All the members are requested to be
present as business of Importance de-
mands their attention.
600 Watauga valley axes at
G. X. Lide's.
Mr. S. H. Miller sold to Col. E. G.
Reeves and associates 20 acres Of land
last Saturday for $4,000 cash, Four
acres of the above tract is to be donat-
ed to the c, G. & c. Co. for depots,
shops, &c.
Henderson & Pierce have just re-
cieved line of the best ice cream
freezers in the market and are going
to sell cheap. -
Will Martin and Jim Hickey have
opened an ice cream parlor in the
room over Thomas grocery store.
They have neat room and propose
to keep good cream. Entrance up
Cargille's stairs.
The best stock of goods in this
County can be found by calling on
Christian, Hoss & Hodge, prices low,
call and be happy,
Two parties have been here this
week to make estimates and submit
propositions to the Electric Light
Company. The plant will perhaps be
erected by the Cleveland, Ohio, Com.
pany,
j, A. Mathes & Co, keep large stock
of produce on hand at all times fol
the trade
Say, Slack, if pig pen as big as
your hand is worth six thousand dol
lars, and frog pond, the size of your
foot is worth eleven thousand dollars
what would a sink hole, the size Of
your head, be worth?
Mr.. ]. j. Adams, the pioneer brick
mason and contractor, has secured
the contract for building j. w. Hur
ter & Bros and J. w. Crumley's store
houses. He is pushing man anC
is now preparing another kiln of bricl
to fill other contracts secured.
The ladies Aid Society of the Chris
tan church will give a Strawberr,
and ice cream supper at their churcE
Friday evening All invited to come
enjoy themselves, and help the church
The proceeds go toward refurnishing
the church.
Every body goes to Henderson
& Pierce for job work, for their worl
done in the last two years has convinc
ed the people that they do frst-clas
work and use the best material.
JOHNSON CITY, FURNITURE COMPANY.
Dear Sirs; am very well pleaseC
with the furniture you made for m
and please fill the last order of twelv
suits gave you. Yours Truly,
j. ]. Weller,
Proprietor Of Piedmont House
Johnson City, Tenn.
In speaking OF the real estate boor
in Bristol the courier says:
When pig pen, as big as your hant
sells for siz thousand dollars; and
frog pond, the size Of your foot, bring
eleven thousand, "I'll-be-gol-darn-b,
gosh" if it amt time to hide out, ltt1
children.
Ladies, Misses and Childrens Y. S.
r 4 Co. Hose the best sellers, and IL
5 best value, for the money: colors a
guaranteed fast for sale by Christia
Hoss & Hodge
Mr.. A. H. MARITIME, G. E., of Knoxvil
was in the City this week. Mr. Ma
tine is President of the Water Worl
o Company at Knoxville and was he
for the purpose OF contracting wi
the Johnson City Water Works Cor
pany to lay pipes to the McCou,
5 springs on Sinking Greek He W
very much pleased with our prospe
/. for Water.
: An elegant upright piano, man
featured by Emerson Piano Co., Be
- ton, Mass, was received at the Pie
i mont House yesterday and placed
the parlor. The new management a
sparing no means to make this t
e incest hotel in East Tennessee. TIL
hope to have the improvements on t
l. building completed and everything
/ frst-class condition by the first
June.
\ ]. A Mathes & Co., is the style
= the latest mercantile venture in t
=, city, Messrs. John A, Mathes and
], Patterson have associated the
selves together under the above fiji
i name, and have opened a wholesi
nroduce hOuse in the Hale huildino